Wild Card still the best gym for sparring

Jorge Linares has been sparring with Adrien Broner, and Peter Quillen has been sparring with WBA welterweight trinket holder Viacheslav Senchenko.

http://www.boxingscene.com/wild-card-notes-khan-quillin-linares-broner-more--41651

Kronk is still the best

GrantZilla wrote:Kronk is still the best

Pfft, as if sparring with Andy Lee and Bum Furry will help anyone.

Ali wrote:

GrantZilla wrote:Kronk is still the best

Pfft, as if sparring with Andy Lee and Bum Furry will help anyone.

And Wlad. And say what you will about Lee, that guy is tough. You wouldn't get any wimpy sparring out of him.

GSP is out there training right now. Silva has been over there, he got his ass handed to him there.

And yes Wild card has the best sparring available. I think it was Vains that said it, but its a place were you dont have to pay to bring in sparring partners because there are a lot of good fighters around, everyone accepts each other sparring matches because it benifits both guys.

Ali wrote:Jorge Linares has been sparring with Adrien Broner, and Peter Quillen has been sparring with WBA welterweight trinket holder Viacheslav Senchenko.

http://www.boxingscene.com/wild-card-notes-khan-quillin-linares-broner-more--41651

Not necessarily, the best fighters aren't automatically the best sparring partners. A sparring partner's job is to prepare the other fighter for his upcoming fight. This is best done by mimicking their opponents style and skill set. For example, Manny Pacquiao is a tremendous fighter, but he wouldn't be much help as a sparring partner to Victor Ortiz who is preparing for Floyd Mayweather now would he? The worlds' best sparring partners are most likely the guys whose job is strictly that. Guys who work every day on mimicking different styles. To say the Wild Card is the best sparring gym based on names alone is not exactly accurate. It may have the best fighters, but who knows how good they really are as sparring partners.

BoxingGenius wrote:

Ali wrote:Jorge Linares has been sparring with Adrien Broner, and Peter Quillen has been sparring with WBA welterweight trinket holder Viacheslav Senchenko.

http://www.boxingscene.com/wild-card-notes-khan-quillin-linares-broner-more--41651

Not necessarily, the best fighters aren't automatically the best sparring partners. A sparring partner's job is to prepare the other fighter for his upcoming fight. This is best done by mimicking their opponents style and skill set. For example, Manny Pacquiao is a tremendous fighter, but he wouldn't be much help as a sparring partner to Victor Ortiz who is preparing for Floyd Mayweather now would he? The worlds' best sparring partners are most likely the guys whose job is strictly that. Guys who work every day on mimicking different styles. To say the Wild Card is the best sparring gym based on names alone is not exactly accurate. It may have the best fighters, but who knows how good they really are as sparring partners.

Not all sparring is done to prepare for specific opponents though. A lot of sparring is to get experience and work against the best competition available. The Wild Card has the best fighters in the world. For example, Roach getting Shane Mosley for Oscar's fight against Floyd. Shane might not mimick his style perfectly, but he gave Oscar a look at elite speed and athleticism that not a lot of other guys could have. Not to mention that the name of the gym holds weight and they can go after any sparring partner they want.

Gumby wrote:

BoxingGenius wrote:

Ali wrote:Jorge Linares has been sparring with Adrien Broner, and Peter Quillen has been sparring with WBA welterweight trinket holder Viacheslav Senchenko.

http://www.boxingscene.com/wild-card-notes-khan-quillin-linares-broner-more--41651

Not necessarily, the best fighters aren't automatically the best sparring partners. A sparring partner's job is to prepare the other fighter for his upcoming fight. This is best done by mimicking their opponents style and skill set. For example, Manny Pacquiao is a tremendous fighter, but he wouldn't be much help as a sparring partner to Victor Ortiz who is preparing for Floyd Mayweather now would he? The worlds' best sparring partners are most likely the guys whose job is strictly that. Guys who work every day on mimicking different styles. To say the Wild Card is the best sparring gym based on names alone is not exactly accurate. It may have the best fighters, but who knows how good they really are as sparring partners.

Not all sparring is done to prepare for specific opponents though. A lot of sparring is to get experience and work against the best competition available. The Wild Card has the best fighters in the world. For example, Roach getting Shane Mosley for Oscar's fight against Floyd. Shane might not mimick his style perfectly, but he gave Oscar a look at elite speed and athleticism that not a lot of other guys could have. Not to mention that the name of the gym holds weight and they can go after any sparring partner they want.

True, everyday sparring is to improve skills and work on deficiencies. However i was thinking more for an established fighter who is only in training to prepare for their upcoming fight. Im not sure how true it is, but i remember reading somewhere that shane is 1 of the best around at mimicking styles. The bounties offered for sparring with pac are pretty cool as well. It may be the best, but other than visiting every gym and viewing endless amounts of sparring matches, there is no real way to tell is all I am saying. Kronk certainly isnt far behind.